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Today, my blog host is Stacy Bodin. Stacy asked me to talk about why I chose to do The Best of L&L collection.

I’m pleased that Stacy was able to host me, as hers is one of the articles included in the book and I enjoyed working with her so much on that article.

Her classroom activity, described in “Digesting a Story,” was such a fun project for her and her kids. They used food and related products to act out themed stories. The Easter stories, with chocolate bunny actors and easter grass landscapes, were videotaped and shared with parents.

The value in the activity is pretty obvious–it used technology to get students excited about writing. But a piece that might be overlooked is the important home–school connection it fostered. What a fun way to show parents what their kids are doing in school and get them engaged in their child’s learning!

Stop by Stacy’s blog to read my post, comment to enter the drawing, and find out a little more about Stacy.

If you missed any of my previous tour stops, here is where you can find me:

• Virtual High School Meanderings: Virtual Classrooms and Pandemic Prevention
• ISTE Connects: Crowdsourcing The Best of L&L
• Doug Johnson’s Blue Skunk Blog: Getting into Print
• Educator’s Royal Treatment: Netbooks and One-to-One Computing
• Free Technology for Teachers: Share Your Best Technology Advice

See you tomorrow at another great education blog!

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• Monday's Tour Stop: Dangerously Irrelevant Today, my blog host is Scott McLeod. I'm talking about technology mentoring. The catalyst for the post is one of the articles in the collection: "Teacher to Teacher Mentoring" by Kathleen Gora and Janice Hinson. Gora and Hinson discuss a program in their school that paired teachers who were experienced......
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